Tampa Bay Downs · Sunday, January 4, 2026 · Race 9 of 9

Claiming

turf, goodOne Mile And Forty YardsPurse $29,0008 ranPost 2026-01-04 16:43:00Final time 1:42.89Pool $152,370

Good for all except 2,3,7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Starship Empire
bid4p3/8,inched ahead
Samuel Marin457211—5.9064B
E1 110 · LP 94
28Extrasexybigdaddee
stymy2p far turn,4p1/8
Rosario Montanez673432110.2083B
E1 112 · LP 94
35Drama Chorus
sent, dug in, yld late
Alonso Quinonez1121231¾6.8084B
E1 113 · LP 92
46Jailhouse Justice
3p5/16,5p lane,flatten
Martina Rojas5463445¾27.1074B
E1 111 · LP 90
57Syntactic
slow st, 4p1/4, 6p str
Alex Gonzalez7885558½32.5072B
E1 108 · LP 89
63American Unity
bmp st, 4p5/16, no bid
Ricardo Feliciano3656668½1.5079B
E1 111 · LP 90
72Artempus
bump st, ins, retreat
Ronaldo Rodriguez2348779¾2.7058B
E1 111 · LP 90
811Mad Dog N Joe
vied3-2p,gaveway btwn
Carlos Marquez82178821¾7.1052B
E1 113 · LP 82

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish8Extrasexybigdaddee5Drama Chorus6Jailhouse Justice7Syntactic3American Unity2Artempus11Mad Dog N Joe9Starship Empire

Fractional times

Call 123.58
Call 247.45
Call 31:13.38
Call 41:40.44
Final1:42.89

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$3.80—
place ($2)9$7—
show ($2)9$4—
exacta ($1)—$47.80$127,311
place ($2)8$9—
show ($2)8$5.60—
trifecta ($0.50)5$140.40$72,821
show ($2)5$4—
superfecta ($0.10)5-6$150.92$55,226
daily double ($1)—$11.70$18,082
Pick 3 ($0.50)9$22$0
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$459.85$44,662
Pick 5 ($0.50)5-1$102$58,391
Pick 6 ($0.20)2-5-1$92.94$3,599

Chart notes

STARSHIP EMPIRE rated outside of rivals up the backstretch, ranged up to bid under a ride in the four path passing the three-eighths pole, kicked on to take the lead while in the three path going into the final furlong, and inched ahead late. EXTRASEXYBIGDADDEE tracked in the two path, got stymied between foes around the far turn, was roused passing the quarter, angled out to the four path passing the eighth pole, and ran on to get up for place late. DRAMA CHORUS got sent around the first turn to duel for the lead along the inside up the backstretch, came under a ride entering the far turn, dug in turning into the lane, but lost the lead passing the eighth pole, then yielded in the closing stages. JAILHOUSE JUSTICE stalked in the four path, bid between foes while under a drive in the three path midway around the far turn, swung from the five path into the stretch, but flattened. SYNTACTIC had a slow start, rated in the back of the pack from the three path up the backstretch, ranged up under a ride in the four path passing the quarter, got carried out to the six path at the top of the lane, then faded. AMERICAN UNITY bumped with an inner foe at the start, chased in the two path, came under a ride while angling out to the four path midway around the far turn, but did not threaten. ARTEMPUS bumped with an outer foe at the start, raced up close along the inside but retreated around the far turn. MAD DOG N JOE vied for the lead in the three path up the backstretch but gave way between foes from the two path around the far turn.